Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city, testing president's tough-on-crime agenda
- A 25-year-old employee in Rosario, Lionel Messi's hometown, was shot three times at close range, with the shooter fleeing without taking money, marking the fourth gang-related fatal shooting in nearly a week in Argentina.
- The fatal shooting was orchestrated from a federal prison near Argentina's capital, with a letter found near the victim's body demanding rights without negotiation, prompting the right-wing leader to promise prosecution of gang members as terrorists.
- Imprisoned gang leaders in Latin America often oversee criminal activities with corrupt guards' assistance.
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Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city
A river port city in Argentina was once well-known as the birthplace of soccer superstar Lionel Messi and revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara. But in recent years it has grown notorious
Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city, testing president's tough-on-crime agenda
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) -- The order to kill came from inside a federal prison near Argentina's capital. Unwitting authorities patched a call from drug traffickers tied to one of the country's most notorious gangs to collaborators on the outside. Hiring a 15-year-old hit man, they sealed the fate of a young father they didn't even know.
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